2024
Palestine Islands
Australian Premiere.
West Bank resident Maha hatches a crazy plan to make her blind grandfather believe that a return to his homeland is possible.
Director
Nour Ben Salem
Julien Menanteau
Runtime
23 Minutes
Country
Palestine
Classification
Unclassified 15+
West Bank resident Maha hatches a crazy plan to make her blind grandfather believe that a return to his homeland is possible.
Screening with World Shorts:
A Daydream With Fini (Grace Tan)
An Odd Turn (Francisco Lezama)
Montsouris Park (Guil Sela)
Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue (Vea Mafile'o)
Screening with World Shorts:
A Daydream With Fini (Grace Tan)
An Odd Turn (Francisco Lezama)
Montsouris Park (Guil Sela)
Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue (Vea Mafile'o)
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Film Credits
Director
Nour Ben Salem & Julien Menanteau
Year
2024
Country
Palestine
Language
Arabic
Subtitles
English
Type
Fiction & Short
Program Strand
Shorts & World Cinema
Producer
Bastien Daret, Arthur Goisset & Robin Robles
Writer
Nour Ben Salem & Julien Menanteau
Cinematographer
Éric Devin
Editor
Manon Falise
Cast
Sama Idreesi, Kamel El Basha, Leen Saleh, Toleen Al Risheq & Mohammad Idreesi
Music
Jack Bartman
Film Source
Manifest Pictures
Genre
Drama & Family
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